Students from civic-run schools configure units to reduce risk of Covid-19 spread
A group of students from civic-run schools in Mumbai, who faced trouble accessing online education, have come together to prepare their classrooms to reopen in a pandemic-affected city.
From electronic devices with thermal sensors to recording temperatures at entry, to sensor-based water and sanitizer dispensers and switch boards functioning on voice commands, the units configured and installed by the group of 15, including some alumni of city schools, have been set up as a pilot in Kher Nagar Municipal Secondary School in Kherwadi, Bandra (East) with permission from the BMC.
The students are all part of a robotics programme run for the past three years by Salaam Bombay Foundation. With schools yet to reopen for offline classes, students were part of the training programme where a discussion was held on the risks of the spread of Covid-19 in schools. Children were asked to come up with the most common surfaces that could increase the risk. Suggestions included water taps in washrooms, for drinking water and switch boards in classrooms. As part of their ongoing programme, students were then taught how to make an automated water dispenser in washrooms as well as for drinking that would work on sensory motion to switch taps on and off.
Students from civic-run schools configure units to reduce risk of Covid-19 spread
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